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Richard Masur (born November 20, 1948) is an American character actor who has appeared in more than 40 films. From 1995 to 1999, he served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). He is best known for playing David Kane on One Day at a Time (1975–1976), Nick Lobo on Rhoda (1974–1977), Clark in The Thing (1982), adult Stanley Uris in the miniseries It (1990), and Edward L. L. Moore on Younger (2016–2018).
Masur studied at the Yale School of Drama toward an MFA in acting and appeared on stage before acting in movies and television shows during the 1970s. He appeared on an episode of All in the Family as well as in an episode of The Waltons in 1974, and had recurring roles in Rhoda from 1974 to 1977; One Day at a Time from 1975 to 1976; Hot l Baltimore in 1975; and the pilot to an NBC sitcom, Bumpers, in 1977. In 1981, Masur played the role of a child molester armed with a camera in the television film Fallen Angel. His next project was the 1982 horror/sci-fi movie The Thing as the dog handler Clark.
Masur played the father to Corey Haim's character in 1988's License to Drive and was part of the ensemble cast of the 1990 TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's It.
Masur played the role of a character modeled after Jewish American spy Jonathan Pollard in the film Les Patriotes (The Patriots) (1994), by French director Éric Rochant.
In January 2006, Masur began appearing as a recurring character on the soap opera All My Children. He has also appeared in guest spots on many TV shows, including M*A*S*H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hawaii Five-O, Happy Days, Picket Fences, Matlock, Murphy Brown, Law & Order, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, All in the Family, Rhoda, One Day at a Time, and Transparent.
In December 2009, Masur played the role of Martin Stone in the off-Broadway play Dust.
| 1975 | Whiffs | Lockyer's aide | |
| 1976 | Bittersweet Love | Alex | |
| 1977 | Semi-Tough | Phillip Hooper | |
| 1978 | Who'll Stop the Rain | Danskin | |
| 1979 | Hanover Street | 2nd Lieut. Jerry Cimino | |
| 1979 | Scavenger Hunt | Georgie Carruthers | |
| 1980 | Heaven's Gate | Cully | |
| 1982 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Alan Newman | |
| 1982 | The Thing | Clark | |
| 1982 | Claude Dorsett | ||
| 1983 | Risky Business | Rutherford | |
| 1983 | Nightmares | Steven Houston | Segment: "Night of the Rat" |
| 1983 | Under Fire | Hub Kittle | |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Bartender | Uncredited |
| 1985 | The Mean Season | Bill Nolan | |
| 1985 | My Science Project | Detective Isadore Nulty | |
| 1985 | Head Office | Max Landsberger | |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Arthur | |
| 1987 | The Believers | Marty Wertheimer | |
| 1987 | Rent-a-Cop | Roger Latrele | |
| 1987 | Walker | Ephraim Squier | |
| 1988 | Shoot to Kill | Norman | |
| 1988 | License to Drive | Mr. Anderson | |
| 1989 | Far From Home | Duckett | |
| 1990 | Flashback | Barry | |
| 1991 | Going Under | Defense Contractor | |
| 1991 | My Girl | Phil Sultenfuss | |
| 1992 | Encino Man | Mr. Morgan | |
| 1993 | The Man Without a Face | Prof. Carl Hartley | |
| 1993 | Blood In Blood Out | Jerry (Prison Librarian) | |
| 1993 | Six Degrees of Separation | Dr. Fine | |
| 1994 | My Girl 2 | Phil Sultenfuss | |
| 1994 | The Patriots | Jeremy Pelman | |
| 1995 | Forget Paris | Craig | |
| 1996 | Multiplicity | Del King | |
| 1997 | Fire Down Below | Phil Pratt | |
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Artie | |
| 2004 | Palindromes | Steve Victor | |
| 2007 | Lovely by Surprise | Dave | |
| 2015 | Tumbledown | Bruce | |
| 2016 | Don't Think Twice | Lou |
| 1974 | All in the Family | George Bushmill | Episode: "Gloria's Boyfriend" (title guest role) |
| 1974 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Bob Larson | Episode: "The Outsider" |
| 1974 | The Waltons | Tom Povich | Episode: "The System" |
| 1974–1977 | Rhoda | Nick Lobo | 7 episodes |
| 1975 | Hot l Baltimore | Clifford Ainsley | Main cast |
| 1975–1976, 1981 | One Day at a Time | David Kane | Main cast (seasons 1–2), guest appearance (season 6) |
| 1975 | M*A*S*H | Lt 'Digger' Detmuller | Episode: "The Late Captain Pierce" |
| 1979 | Mr. Horn | Sheriff Ed Smalley | TV movie |
| 1981 | Fallen Angel | Howard Nichols | TV movie |
| 1983 | The Demon Murder Case | Anthony Marino | TV movie |
| 1983 | Adam | Jay Howell | TV movie |
| 1984 | Roger Olian | TV movie | |
| 1984 | The Burning Bed | Aryon Greydanus | TV movie |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Trent Tinker | Episode: "The Amazing Falsworth" |
| 1986 | Mr. Boogedy | Carleton Davis | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Adam: His Song Continues | Jay Howell | TV movie |
| 1988 | Hiroshima Maiden | Jim Bennett | TV movie |
| 1989 | Third Degree Burn | Clay Reynolds | TV movie |
| 1990 | The Great Los Angeles Earthquake | Kevin Conrad | TV movie |
| 1990 | It | Stanley Uris | Miniseries, main cast |
| 1990 | Always Remember I Love You | Earl Monroe | TV movie |
| 1991 | The Story Lady | Norm Denton | TV movie |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | William W. Darrow, Ph.D. | TV movie |
| 1995 | The Face on the Milk Carton | Jonathan Sands | TV movie |
| 1999 | Law & Order | Judge Andrew Wolinsky | Episode: "Justice" |
| 2001 | 61* | Milt Kahn | TV movie |
| 2013 | Elementary | Jacob Weiss | Episode: "Internal Audit" |
| 2015–2016 | The Good Wife | Geoffrey Solomon | 3 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Transparent | Buzzy Rackless | Recurring role (seasons 2–3) |
| 2015–2016 | Orange Is the New Black | Bill Montgomery | 5 episodes |
| 2015, 2017 | Red Oaks | Morrie | 3 episodes |
| 2016, 2018 | Younger | Edward L.L. Moore | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | Kaleidoscope | Dr. Wagner | Episode: "Green: 7 Years Before the Heist" |
| 2023 | The Equalizer | Rabbi Altman | Episode: "Never Again" |
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